I fear Washington and centralized government more than I do Moscow. — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
Affirming belief that America is an exceptional nation has become a test of patriotism in American politics. — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
In American politics, 'Europe' is usually a code word for 'big government.' — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
“Information without truth bred skepticism; skepticism without truth bred submission.” — Brutus Copy Share Image
Nineteenth-century American politics were notoriously raucous, with frequent violence in and around elections. — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
“It is a central characteristic of the American political system that a wheelbarrow fetishist could be mayor of Omaha.” — Charles L. Mee Jr Copy Share Image
If I were a white candidate, I'd have won the Democratic nomination. — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues. — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Reagan's legacy is so powerful because he identified the state as the central issue in American politics. — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
I voted for Barack because he was black. 'Cuz that's why other folks vote for other people - because they look like… — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
They [Nicaragua] haven't had elections because they are in a state of seige by the United States. They would have had elections… — Allen Ginsberg Copy Share Image
For almost 50 years polls have shown that a large majority of the public believe that the budget should be balanced, and… — Herbert Stein Copy Share Image
From where many of us in the U.K. sit, American politics is hopelessly polarized. All kinds of issues get bundled up into… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
The Tea Party isn't out to be a third force in American politics. Instead, it has infiltrated the Republicans and remoulded them… — Andrew Neil Copy Share Image
Pat Robertson is an embarrassment to the church and a danger to American politics, .. It's time for Christian leaders of all… — Jim Wallis Copy Share Image
If Citizens United has been an invaluable tool for the maintenance of entrenched wealth, Shelby County has been similarly vital for those… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
Nobody in a leadership level in American politics is trying to inspire the American people. Everybody needs to be goosed. The vast… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Barack Obama has brought glamour back to American politics - not the faux glamour-by-association of campaigning with movie stars or sailing with… — Virginia Postrel Copy Share Image
Barack Obama, who might be mercifully closing the Clinton parenthesis in presidential history, is refreshingly cerebral amid this recrudescence of the paranoid… — George Will Copy Share Image
“Issues that agitate American politics—who is an American citizen and what rights come along with citizenship, the relative powers of the national… — Eric Foner Copy Share Image
I see a huge, huge divide between the people who are facing the most barriers and violence and the kinds of stories… — Grace Dunham Copy Share Image
Jimmy Carter, who embraced all manner of schemes to make America a second or third-rate country, came down so squarely in favor… — Patrick Bedard Copy Share Image
Here's the point - and Jonah Goldberg reminds us of this. He wrote a blog post that was titled "The MacGuffinization of… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
The presidential candidates are offering prescriptions for everything from Iraq to healthcare, but listen closely. Their fixes are situational and incremental. Meanwhile,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Someday, with the right man in the White House, there will be a Department of Jesus, yes and a Secretary of Jesus.…… — Thomas Pynchon Copy Share Image
“What we have here is a war—the war of matter and spirit. In the classical era, spirit was in harmony with matter.… — Giannina Braschi Copy Share Image
“Although Russia now was smaller and weaker, it was wily and well-informed about the intricacies of American politics. Russia still could have… — Donna Brazile Copy Share Image
“Welch became more confident that the press was reporting his words more accurately, but that worked against him because his discourses on… — Edward H. Miller Copy Share Image
“Because these characters perform against the vast backdrops of American politics and social upheaval, and because their personal destinies, their wishes, and… — James W. Hall Copy Share Image
“Delta Airlines, you might have noticed, does not run negative TV ads about USAir. It does not show pictures of the crash… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
“For it is dangerous to attach one's self to the crowd in front, and so long as each one of us is… — Seneca Copy Share Image
“The result of these trends is that today the courts, unrestrained by higher law and disdainful of majority will, are the dominant… — Charles W. Colson Copy Share Image
“In addition to the Kochs, this group included Richard Mellon Scaife, an heir to the Mellon banking and Gulf Oil fortunes; Harry… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
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